According to Agence France-Presse, Colombian President-elect de la Espriella said on July 26, local time, that after taking office on August 7, he will sever diplomatic relations with Cuba and Nicaragua and close 14 foreign embassies and 15 consular offices, involving Algeria, Barbados, Ethiopia, Haiti, Hungary, Senegal, South Africa and other countries. According to Colombia's “Times”, La Espriella announced the new government's foreign policy adjustment plan via a live social media broadcast that evening.

According to Agence France-Presse, Colombian President-elect de la Espriella said on July 26, local time, that after taking office on August 7, he will sever diplomatic relations with Cuba and Nicaragua and close 14 foreign embassies and 15 consular offices, involving Algeria, Barbados, Ethiopia, Haiti, Hungary, Senegal, South Africa and other countries. According to Colombia's “Times”, La Espriella announced the new government's foreign policy adjustment plan via a live social media broadcast that evening.